The team rolled out its new slogan for the upcoming season ("A Whole New Blue") and opened sales of single-game tickets for 2013. With the large crowd in attendance, lines snaked from the parking lot beyond the left field corner and out to the entrance gates, creating as much as a two-hour wait for some fans looking for autographs.

The response was startling to several of the team officials and players on hand Saturday. Outfielder Andre Ethier said he saw the back of the line near the gate when he drove in and thought that was where the event was taking place.

"It remains to be seen how it all plays out," Dodgers CEO Stan Kasten said. "But our fans are clearly excited and that's a great feeling."

Single-game tickets for Opening Day and the two games against the Yankees (July 30 and 31) sold out Saturday (though tickets are still available through season-ticket packages or mini-plans).

"That's great," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said of the fan enthusiasm on display Saturday. "Now we just have to back it up."

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